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Stibnite & Jamesonite

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Stibnite & Jamesonite

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Description
Locality: 
Baia Sprie Mine, Baia Sprie, Maramureș County, Romania
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 4 × 4 cm
Description

Nice matrix-bound example of shining stibnite needles and cream coloured dolomite rhombs.

The other side is covered with a fine matte of jamesonite needles.

There is another unidentified sulphide there as well.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Stibnite

Formula: 
Sb2S3
Strunz: 
2.DB.05
Hardness: 
2.0
Streak: 
Lead grey

Jamesonite

Formula: 
Pb4FeSb6S14
Strunz: 
2.HB.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Cornwall, England, UK
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